George Graham (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | August 7, 1966 | ||
| Place of death | Toronto, Canada | ||
| Playing position | Center forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Toronto Ulster United | |||
| 1925-1926 | Philadelphia | 10 | (8) |
| 1927-1928 | Fall River Marksmen | 30 | (17) |
| 1928 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 4 | (2) |
| 1928- | Toronto Ulster United | ||
| National team | |||
| 1926 | Canada | 1 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
George Graham was an Irish-Canadian soccer player who earned one cap with Canada in 1926. He played professionally in both Canada and the United States.
Club
Born in Ireland, Graham’s parents moved to Canada when he was fourteen and settled near Edmonton. Graham worked for the T. Eaton Company and played for the Eaton-sponsored Toronto Ulster United. In 1925, Graham joined Philadelphia Field Club of the American Soccer League. In 1927, he moved to the Fall River Marksmen, playing thirty league games and scoring seventeen goals. Near the end of the season, the Marksmen sent Graham to the Brooklyn Wanderers where he scored another two goals in four games. His combined goals total put him thirteenth on the league’s goals table that season.[1] He then returned to Canada where he spent the remainder of his career with Toronto Ulster United. In 1929, Graham scored in the final as Toronto won the Carls-Rite Cup.[2]
International
On November 6, 1926, Graham scored in Canada’s 2-6 away loss to the United States.[3]
External links
- Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
- Canada: George Graham